The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1887-02-24

wen! MP toward the Mason House. lie
came back, aud rs he came down the
street he met Haberly. john Haberiy. and
Johnnie Wentworth; they went from
there down TO the corner OF McHngh II
Lyons lumber machine shed, they went
i'm back near where Haberly's horse and
buggy was hitcbed. They there. i
| think lie told me that Haberly proposed
taking drink first. they drank twice
apiece. lie lad pint bottle, and John
Haberly had half pint bottle. They
took each drink. Then they commenc-
ell to wrangle:- job: Wentworth and
John Haberly. over 81 netting that hap
pened at a dance. They was talking not
but short time, he turned away, and
ms he turned away he heard a
sound and looked around. and Went
worth had club. stick IN his hand, and
Haberly was on the ground. He says,
Beamen says, My God! you have killed
Haberly" He says what shall we do with
him. He says that to Wentworth. He
SAYS Wentworth told him to bring Ha-
berly's horse and buggy around that was
hitched there; he brought it around, and
Wentworth took Haberly up and put him
in the buggy, lie was in there ana held
him in. and John Wentworth got in and
Beamen asked him which way he should
90. he told him, "down to the old sand
pit" They started from there and went
ont down by the Vanslyke House, down
to where the body was found, and he
cramped the buggy and held the horse,
and Wentworth took John Haberly ont
and took him back into the brush, after
he had been there short time he heard
two shots fired, and he came back to the
buggy. and as he came back to the buggy
he SAYS, Il have fred hlm now" or words
to that effect. He got III and drove back
up to McHugh L Lyons barn, where he
had his horse hitched that Beamen rode
up horseback from Walton's; he was in
the buggy, John Wentworth got out and
went and nnhitched the horse lie rode up
and gave the tie rein to him, he took il
behind the buggy and started. / asked
HIM where he intended to 60 and he says
| Wentworth told him he didn't care, he
only wanted to get him out Of town.
| He start ed and went down about one-half
mile near Norton's, there lie was likely to
overtake Frank Walton that had been up
! that night. He turned there and went
south. then went east until he came to
the Ridgeway road, and drove TO Ridge
way and hltched the horse there to a
lumber shed. a lumber pile. He then
took the horse he had behind. and got on
it and rode back to Walton's. and turned
it into the yard. and he went in stall
in the barn and slept that night
He said Haberly groaned once, or made
noise once, soon after they took him up,
think.
GEORGE SKATER sMeRS FOR THE STATE.
/ ] live in Ore CONT sp AMI have ever since wa.
| born. knew Johnnie Haierly i'll his life time
| knew him about fifteen years: lived about mile
| from him and saw him frequently: saw him abOu
/ the tenth Of June. noticed at that time thu
clothing Inc wore. About the ninth Of November
my attention was called t. the remains Of . mar
| that had been frund in the weeds near town al
what is called the sand pit. saw the skeleton
| in the court house here. there was clothing with
| the remains at that time. 1t was on the remains
| / examined the clothing to see II | had seen Il
before. recognized the clothing ~ John H8
| berlys There was upon the skeleton at that time
pair Of pants. shirt vest coat, and pair Of boots
| The pants and shirt were his every day clothing
| coat ans vest he did not wear every day.
/ CROSS Ex.
I / identified only the coat and vest and pants
not tie hat and bco.s. had often seen the eoa
aiid knew the color. There was nothing peculiar
about the coat. Just al ordinary coat WOnld
have known them wherever had seen them.
last saw him wear those clothes here in CrcAco
about the tenth Of June, think il was on Tues
day. The pants were made OF gray cloth. goot
cloth and quite expensive pair Of pants. The!
had been worn considerable. He was wearin!
them every day; gray with small black strip
running through them lengthwisc. Don't ren,enl
Der of seeing any other pants just like them bu
might have. There was no marks ON the cloth
Ing by which could identity II as Haberly's. Onl,
knew them 10y the looks.
IoIIS HABEGLY. sR., SWORN FOR THE STATE.
] had a son OH the l.ih Of June Inst. His nam
was John Frederic Haberly. The last saw hin
atY.,tt
lie was 4 years and !, months old. He lived witt
me at home three miles and halt south OF Ores
co. lie lett home about shutdown on the It'll
OF June with horse and b'.ggy, the horse wa
!, see him drive oil. fSitncss here describes tn
clothing cf deceased.) never have scrn my sol
alive since that time. lie had a watch. purse am
finger ring with him. ! saw the skeleton OF
. person down III the sheri's Office. DIR. Clcmme
called my attention 10 il and examined II I
see II il WAS my own boy. / rcckonized hi
clothing, even his watch and the purse he ha,
, with him. The clothes were the same he lei
home with OF the night Of the 18th OF June last
The coat he didn't have on, il was warm and b
, had II on his arm The last saw Of my boy b
came down from the house towards the barn
! opened the gate and wckt into the buril Tbs
was the last saw Of my boy. That was III
saise coat | saw on the skeleton and the sam
! shirt and pants witness very much overcom
With elnotiun) The clothes ookcd as if they ha
, lain ont OF doors but | could identify them q
| once. The watch purse md finger ring d.
Ciemmer showed to :ne were my boy Johnnics
i The next SAN his horse anu buggy was seve
days after he lett home. Fred Miller and m
!. SON Charles brought ii hack to ME.
FRED MILLER SWORN FOR THx STATE.
heard seven days after the horse was missin
J. tlai horse AMI buggy had been found IN Rid,
! WAY ] drove 70 Mr.; Habery's aud took his litt
, box with me IN order to identity the horse
knew the buggy and found the horse and bngg
there in the livery stable and took them back
Mr. iIabcTly's
THOMAS iS.ERBKITsoS SWORN EoR STATE.
In June 1856 found horse and buggy stant
r ing al the side OF the ware house in kidgewa.
| The buggy was hitched to the horse and Il
! horse tied Ia the warehouse / spoke to a ma
about II aud he put il III the bara and fed 1t Til
. was On sunday. II Was = small brown horse an
: one seated top buggy. don't remember whetht
there was blanket, whip or lap robe IN the bugg
| did not see any blood stains On buggy seat
cushions; did not look close 10 see; don't kno
what date this was.
DAVID HARMON SWORN ron STATE.
II Am ~ years old: live In Ninnesheik count
i about three quarters Ola mile from John Walton
l know Clifford Beaman; have known him abol
two years During the mouth OF June. los
towards the middle or Il little past liford Be;
John Nations folks ask Ii was Ut your house 20
, tell them WAS. lie said sol ME 10 insis. upon
. He wanted me 10 say that he wa, al our house q
saturday night. He asked me this the. fore pa
c OF the week; 70 tell that ne Was Al our house Il
q saturday before. Don't know what day OF Il
1 month II was the Saturday night he referred
/ but II was on the night that Habcrly was m issn
Il Beaman was not al our house Oh that night
GRnk~ Ex.
), Mr.. Harman stated That Beaman had OH 9TH
! occasions bcoe this alter he had been Of
: al night asked him to tell that he had been ut il
!, house
G MICHAEL HARDER .woRS FOR THE STATE
lam q years oil and reside near John Walton
i in Winnesnek con.,ty aud know Clifford Beama
q have known him about three years: had q col
versatinn with him III respect 10 his going 10 tow
G on saturday i'll the month OF June last. We we
ut q dance together aud we came back. think
was Wednesday. he wanted 70 know Of me II I vi
y roing w town Saturday night told him
q didn't know, maybe WINS. lie told me tf j vi
4 u come over and we would both 60 mp tOgcthc
y The Town we were speaking of was CrtscO.
II ton himI didn't know whether would 80 or nc
! lie said II would 20 he would wait at Walton
G for mo unit. s or O'Clock.
JOHN ANDERSON SWORN FOR STATE.
1 Am - years old: live about three miles fro
Walton's; have known Clifford Beamcn abo
4 three years. know lell Walton knew Johnn
i Iiaterly. had Il conversation with Clifford Bti
n man about Bell Walton and Johnnie llAber
prior 10 June 81, along about corn planting tin
0 Oh The rna.i between our house and Ridgewa
| don't just remember how the conversatif
started, some way we got to talking about MI
B.lle Walton aud johnnie Haberly. l mac
some remark about their getting married. 4